HBC selected Premier National Partner of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The partnership makes HBC Official Supplier of uniforms to the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic teams through 2012.

2006

HBC is acquired by American businessman Jerry Zucker, who takes it private, thus ending almost 336 years as a publicly-traded company.

2008

HBC sells Designer Depot
HBC is sold to NRDC Equity Partners which owns American retailers Lord & Taylor and Fortunoff.